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‘Zimbabwe’s new currency system adequately funded’

Bloomberg Zimbabwe has sufficient foreign currency reserves to sustain the reintroduced foreign currency auction system, the state-run Sunday Mail reported, citing central bank Governor John Mangudya. Mangudya said local lenders have almost $1 billion in their foreign currency accounts. “It’s about sufficient resources utilisation of resources,” Mangudya was quoted as saying in the newspaper. The country reintroduced the foreign currency ...

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KfW faces $112mn in losses from Wirecard

Bloomberg Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW is facing potential losses of 100 million euros ($112 million) after payment company Wirecard AG filed for insolvency. KfW’s subsidiary Ipex Bank granted the scandal-hit company a 100 million-euro credit line in September 2018. The financing was extended last year and has been fully drawn down, a spokesman for Ipex told Bloomber. There are ...

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European stocks slip with futures; dollar strengthens

Bloomberg US equity futures and European stocks dropped after a resurgence in virus infections slowed down the pace of business re-openings. The dollar index climbed to a one-month high, while Treasuries steadied. Trading volume across European shares was below average, with banks and energy producers trending lower. Royal Dutch Shell Plc slumped after announcing it will write down as much ...

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